On 10/08/16 15:46, Chris wrote:
On Wed, 10 Aug 2016 11:17:52 +0100, Janet wrote:

Reminds me of that proverb " 'A woman, an ass and a walnut tree, Bring
more fruit, the more beaten they be'.

maybe one of them was right after all:-)

Well I hope it wasn't the ass. I don't approve of animal cruelty.

From memory, the version in Dorothy Hartley's
"Food in England" is
"A woman, a dog, and a walnut tree,
The more you beat them, the better they be."